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<h2>Attitudes Towards British Trade Unions</h2>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>Poll attitudes towards British trade unions
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<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A data frame with 17 observations on the following 7 variables.
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    <code>Date</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Month of the poll <code>Aug-77</code> to <code>Sep-79</code></td>
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    <code>AgreePct</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Percent who agree (unions have too much power)</td>
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    <code>DisagreePct</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Percent who disagree</td>
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    <code>NetSupport</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> DisagreePct-AgreePct</td>
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    <code>Months</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Months since August 1975</td>
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    <code>Late</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> <code>1</code>=after 1986 or <code>0</code>=before 1986</td>
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    <code>Unemployment</code> </td><td style="text-align: left;"> Unemployment rate</td>
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<h3>Details</h3>

<p>The British polling company Ipsos MORI conducted several opinion
polls in the UK between 1975 and 1995 in which they asked whether people agree or disagree
with the statement &quot;Trade unions have too much power in Britain today&quot;.
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<h3>Source</h3>

<p>Data from the Ipsos MORI website at  <br />
http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/poll.aspx?oItemID=94
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